65 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties are holding special elections and primaries on Tuesday, Feb. 7 for mayor, school boards, city council and other local races.
65 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties are holding special elections and primaries on Tuesday, Feb. 8 for mayor, school boards, city council and other local races.
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Joplin has joined a growing list of American cities in which some public officials find themselves at odds with some of those who insist masks and other pandemic restrictions are unconstitutional.
Tensions have prompted police to station extra officers to provide security at City Council meetings recently, as council members considered whether to tighten restrictions to try to curb the spread of COVID-19.
After a Nov. 19 council vote to reinstate a mask mandate, the opponents restarted an effort to recall the six council members who voted for the ordinance requested by representatives of the cityâs health care institutions. The measure will remain in effect until Feb. 28, if no revisions are enacted.
Dec 10, 2020
Unite Stillwater organizers Marc Trotter (left) and Riley Flack celebrated outside the Stillwater Municipal Building on Nov. 9 as they prepared to submit recall petitions for the Stillwater city council, based on what they say are violations of individual liberties during response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The men filed suit against the City of Stillwater Thursday after additional signatures were invalidated. Provided
Riley Flack and Marc Trotter, co-founders of a group seeking to recall the entire Stillwater City Council, are suing the City of Stillwater, City Manager Norman McNickle and City Clerk Teresa Kadavy.
Their suit was filed the day after city officials announced recall petitions circulated by Flack and Trotterâs organization Unite Stillwater â that were originally certified with enough valid signatures to trigger a recall election for most of Stillwaterâs city councilors â had actually fallen short.